don King protests Khan Win

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Don King protests Khan-Barrera!
Claims Khan win tainted, demands rematch

Promoter Don King has filed a protest with the British Boxing Board of Control, World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association on behalf of Marco Antonio Barrera claiming his accidental clash of heads with Amir Khan during the first round of their match should have resulted in the fight being ruled no contest. The five-time world champion Barrera and rising 22-year-old British star Khan had barely begun to fight in front of a sold-out crowd of 20,000 at M.E.N Arena on March 14 in Manchester, England, when the two boxers’ heads inadvertently slammed together while trying to land punches. The accidental meeting of heads occurred during the second minute of the fight, opening a huge gash on the left side of Barrera’s head. The deep scalp cut began to bleed profusely and immediately caused a virtual blood waterfall to spill into Barrera’s left eye.

“Amir Khan is in possession of a tainted victory,” King said. “The referee and doctor should have stopped the fight immediately after that incredible, accidental clash of heads. That they allowed the fight to continue with Barrera competing at a huge disadvantage goes against everything that’s designed to protect the health and safety of boxers, the good of the sport and uphold the traditions emanating from the Marquis of Queensbury rules.”

Under the rules governing the bout, had the fight been stopped prior to the end of the fourth round due to the accidental headbutt, the official ruling would have been no contest requiring an immediate rematch. Barrera’s head cut had been gushing blood that flowed into his eye and impaired his vision from the first round, but referee Dave Parris waited until midway through the pivotal fourth round before asking the ringside physician to inspect the open wound for the first time.

Even though blood was visibly flooding Barrera’s eye during the inspection, literally blinding him, the doctor inexplicably ruled the fight could continue only to recommend the fight be stopped in the following round. The key difference being that the rules then allowed for the fight to go to the judges’ scorecards for a decision, which favored Kahn unanimously. After the fight, Barrera would need 33 stitches to close the massive laceration.

Khan, his promoter Frank Warren and the fight’s referee all hail from England—and almost all of the audience were there to see the Briton face the stiffest test of his career.

The English announcers for the Sky Box Office pay-per-view telecast were vivid in their descriptions during the fight.

“It was a heck of a clash, wasn’t it?” blow-by-blow announcer Ian Darke exclaimed in the first round to expert analyst Jim Watt, a former lightweight world champion. Darke later asked Watt, “What can they do?,” referring to Barrera’s cornermen after round three.

“I don’t know that any cut man can stop that,” Watt replied. “I mean that’s like something you would expect in a road accident. That’s horrendous. It’s long and it’s deep. You saw the impact when the heads clashed. That’s as bad a clash of heads as I have seen in all my years in boxing and the damage, I don’t reckon they can do anything with that.”

Darke concurred, “It’s like trying to stem a flood, really, with handkerchiefs or something, isn’t it?”

Barrera said immediately after the contest that the fight should have been stopped in the first round. “If I’d have had both my eyes the fight wouldn’t have ended this way,” Barrera said. “I couldn’t see the guy from the first round, the blood was in my eye and I just couldn’t see with it.”

Chief Physician for the Florida Boxing Commission and Vice President of the American Association of Professional Ringside Physicians Dr. Allan Fields, who inspected Barrera prior to the fight and was in attendance at the match in Manchester, said he believes the inspection by the ringside doctor came woefully late and the contest should have been stopped earlier.

“I question why the officials waited to make this decision until the fifth round,” Fields said in a statement. “Barrera was visibly impaired by an accident for almost four rounds, placing him at unnecessary risk and certainly contributing to his subsequent decision loss.”

King is imploring the BBBC, WBO and WBA to step up and right what he perceives as a wrong.

“Marco Antonio Barrera should not lose any of his position and stature to this travesty of justice,” King added. “He should not be punished for what was beyond his control. He fought like the great Mexican champion he is with valor, courage and honor while those charged with ensuring a level field of competition failed the sport and the fighter greatly. They endangered his health and safety and every other boxer who follows him into the ring hereafter if this error in judgment is not corrected.

“Knowing the rules of the sport originated in England and are designed to create a level playing field to protect boxers from fighting at a disadvantage after an accident, the doctor’s decision to wait until the fourth round for a doctor’s inspection and the subsequent stoppage the following round certainly raises needless questions and suspicions,” King said. “Barrera needed a seeing-eye dog to make it back to his corner from the first round but the officials let it continue. This dangerous officiating, if not corrected, leaves a black eye on the sport. This is why I am appealing to Paco Valcarcel at the WBO; Gilberto Mendoza Jr. at the WBA; and everyone at the British Boxing Board of Control to correct this egregious error and order an immediate rematch.”

King does something right - wow;D

Don is right,sorry Khan fans

If we're gonna start overturning outcomes, give L. Andrade and Jose Armando Santa Cruz thier wins back. Much bigger rip offs imo.

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Originally Posted by Howlin Mad Missy

King does something right - wow;D

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Since Don King is so noble, does it mean that all the people that bought tickets will be allowed to see the rematch as a reign check? It's never really about what is right!

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King does something right - wow;D

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Since Don King is so noble, does it mean that all the people that bought tickets will be allowed to see the rematch as a reign check? It's never really about what is right!

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ah that depends...if you only watched that fight then yes, if you watched the other fights then no or maybe only a %;D

I don't think there's any chance of success for King here. He's probably just doing it to help get Barrera another big fight.

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I don't think there's any chance of success for King here. He's probably just doing it to help get Barrera another big fight.

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Yea agreed it won't be overturned, too much controversy

It should be changed to a NC but I dont think it will . Khan will be exposed again sooner or later but the point is Barrear should still be the number 1 ranked lightweight and due to a headbutt he isnt .

If you were walking down the street and you saw A guy sitting on the curb with A 3 in.gash in his head,with blood gushing out of it,like Barrera`s cut was doing,.......Would you wait 30 seconds before you were digging around in your pocket for your cell phone to call A ambulance to come and take the Guy to the Hospital?

Are we gonna overturn the fight between Kendall Holt and Ricardo Torres now? since that first round KO started with a headbutt?

But my guess is they won't overturn it. They'll have a rematch.

And Khan will win again.

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If you were walking down the street and you saw A guy sitting on the curb with A 3 in.gash in his head,with blood gushing out of it,like Barrera`s cut was doing,.......Would you wait 30 seconds before you were digging around in your pocket for your cell phone to call A ambulance to come and take the Guy to the Hospital?

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There's a difference between someone sitting on a curb and a fighter fighting in the ring. You'd react differently, it's a lot less likely to find someone with a gash like that outside of a boxing ring.

I think Barrera's team could make a good case for this being overturned. If they can prove that the cut was as bad in the first round as it was in the fifth, which I think they could then they could have the grounds for making it a no contest.

The critical point would be regarding Barrera's decision to carry on, but if he could convince the panel that the option to stop fighting wasn't properly communicated to him or his team then he would have a strong case.


Personally I'd like to see the fight voided and rematch ordered for 6 months time. Maybe Khan could have another fight in the meantime if he wants to stay busy.


I think the cut meant the result was unsatisfactory for both parties. Barrera can rightly claim referee neglect in relation to fighter safety and Khan's excellent performance has been almost completely overlooked.

Let them fight again and give Barrera the chance to prove that the cut is what beat him, and let Khan prove he was too fast, too big and too strong for Barrera at this stage in his career.

The bottom line is Barrera and his corner kept going beyond the 4th - even though they knew it was a helpless task to stem the flow of the blood.

No point moaning now.

I remember Don King trying to get Tyson's KO overruled just over 19 years ago....

OK this one holds much more validity than that.

Khan should offer MAB a rematch in June - best way to resolve.

And yes let us in for free this time Don !

The difference between the guy sitting on the curb with the gash in his head,and the fighter in the Ring,is,..The Guy on the curb biggest risk is maybe A fly might buzz around the cut,...The fighter on the other hand is constantly being punched in the head and face,....

British officials dropped the ball on this one,plain and simple,the ringside doctors,the commission,and the Ref wear many hat`s,but there No.1 job is to protect the SAFETY of the fighter`s,...How could any reputable Doctor look at A head wound that was Gushing blood like that covering the Fighter`s eye,and say,....Yeah,..it`s alright,let him continue.Those officials are there to protect the Fighter`s against their own bravery,...Are we going to hate on Barrera for not quitting?

I'm sure if Barrera or Morales or either of the Marquez brothers would of won that way, they wouldn't even take the victory. They themselves would change it to a NC and aggressively look for a rematch. It's obvious Con ain't cut from the same cloth.

I think DK should arrange a rematch asap.

June will be too soon for it to heal and to train.

I can't believe the stupid statement that it's Barrera's fault because he didn't quit. :rolleyes:

for the 100th time it is not up to Barrera to quit! (see my previous example from the Lightweight Prizefighter) & since when is quitting standard practice for a boxer, for a mexican, for Barrera?

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I don't think there's any chance of success for King here. He's probably just doing it to help get Barrera another big fight.

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Yea agreed it won't be overturned, too much controversy

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The commission will never overturn it, especially because Khan was convincingly winning every rounds though it should have been stopped because of tle blood pouring. At best, he'll have a rematch in Mexico or North America but the lose on his roooooster will remain.

This reminds me of the time King tried to get Buster Douglas's win over Tyson overturned on account of Douglas receiving a long count before he came back and KO'd Tyson.

God what a stand up guy Don is.

Crusader for justice right there.

Bloody hell!

Excellent news. At the very least Barrera deserves an immediate rematch.

I don't think anyone can dispute the fact that the cut was awful and spoiled a decent little matchup. Khan got the win, but he didn't really beat anyone. I only saw one fighter wobbled after all.

If the commisions have any sense of decency we will see a rematch ordered. The loss is annoying, as I don't think it was just, but I could tolerate that just as long as the opportunity to make amends was granted to Barrera and sooner rather than later. A rematch within 6 months would suffice.

I know it's only The Sun, but I came upon this while perusing a site of which I dare not name....

No Khan do, Marco | The Sun |Sport|Boxing

It seems a Barrera rematch is not going to happen if Khan gets his way. Comments like this never fail to endear me to Khan: “So if I beat an over-the-hill fighter again what would it mean — nothing.” Classy guy, Amir Khan. Just as it says in the caption underneath his picture. :rolleyes:

Khan seems to really believe that this "win" meant something and that he can move on and be happy that he has a legend on his resume. What a poser! A win by default, it should have been a NC. David Diaz is extremely limited and Khan should manage to outbox him. You never know though. He has unfinished work with Barrera though, so it is disappointing that he would leave a contest with so many question marks hanging over it. A sad reflection on Khan and his management. They lack integrity through and through, Warren always has. Some of his fighters have shown higher qualities though.

Hopefully Barrera can come back within six months and fight a decent top 10 opponent and get himself back in the frame for a title shot. I don't think Barrera is quite done yet, and may still be able to claim a belt at 135 before calling it a day. All it takes is a decent win to get him back in the mix, and the questionable nature of Khan's win will always hang heavy over the last fight, which again will work in his favour.

To be fair, what he said is true.

Only in the eyes of some hardcore boxing fans did Khan not win fair and square.

Whether it was solely down to the cut or not Barrera just didn't make it close enough. So you wont create the same buzz, you wont sell 20,000 tickets and you wont sell the PPV.

The rematch is never gonna happen in a million years. ;)

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Originally Posted by Fenster

To be fair, what he said is true.

Only in the eyes of some hardcore boxing fans did Khan not win fair and square.

Whether it was solely down to the cut or not Barrera just didn't make it close enough. So you wont create the same buzz, you wont sell 20,000 tickets and you wont sell the PPV.

The rematch is never gonna happen in a million years. ;)

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I'm with Fenster, he didn't say MAB was over the hill, but that was what people had said after he beat him, so if he did again he would get even less credit. If Khan gets a world title, then Barrera has to get a win over a decent opponent to get back in the mix for a rematch.

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Originally Posted by Fenster

To be fair, what he said is true.

Only in the eyes of some hardcore boxing fans did Khan not win fair and square.

Whether it was solely down to the cut or not Barrera just didn't make it close enough. So you wont create the same buzz, you wont sell 20,000 tickets and you wont sell the PPV.

The rematch is never gonna happen in a million years. ;)

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I'm with Fenster, he didn't say MAB was over the hill, but that was what people had said after he beat him, so if he did again he would get even less credit. If Khan gets a world title, then Barrera has to get a win over a decent opponent to get back in the mix for a rematch.

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Only in the gutter press have they been saying that. The letters page in Boxing News and numerous well known boxing forums think otherwise.

The fight will sell. Khan fans will shell out for anything, Barrera fans know he got stiffed.

Khan picks up bauble title, Barrera/King press for rematch, Barrera gets his title at 4th weight:cool:

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Originally Posted by Fenster

To be fair, what he said is true.

Only in the eyes of some hardcore boxing fans did Khan not win fair and square.

Whether it was solely down to the cut or not Barrera just didn't make it close enough. So you wont create the same buzz, you wont sell 20,000 tickets and you wont sell the PPV.

The rematch is never gonna happen in a million years. ;)

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I'm with Fenster, he didn't say MAB was over the hill, but that was what people had said after he beat him, so if he did again he would get even less credit. If Khan gets a world title, then Barrera has to get a win over a decent opponent to get back in the mix for a rematch.

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Diaz maybe :detective:

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Originally Posted by JazMerkin

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Originally Posted by Fenster

To be fair, what he said is true.

Only in the eyes of some hardcore boxing fans did Khan not win fair and square.

Whether it was solely down to the cut or not Barrera just didn't make it close enough. So you wont create the same buzz, you wont sell 20,000 tickets and you wont sell the PPV.

The rematch is never gonna happen in a million years. ;)

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I'm with Fenster, he didn't say MAB was over the hill, but that was what people had said after he beat him, so if he did again he would get even less credit. If Khan gets a world title, then Barrera has to get a win over a decent opponent to get back in the mix for a rematch.

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Diaz maybe :detective:

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He could fight any of the losers from the Lightweight Lightning fights, that would at least be credible. There can't be any more fighting bums in China & Mexico to gain a ranking. He has to earn his shot at whoever is in position, whether or not it is Khan. Yes, the cut was bad, but to the average guy who is going to shell out (and they are the people who make the difference, not Khan or Barrera fans) they need to see something to make it worthwhile, Barrera has to win well over someone like Julio Diaz or maybe Jesus Chavez to make it sellable to your average punter (at least so they could go he beat a guy who fought Mayweather or something)

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Originally Posted by Fenster

To be fair, what he said is true.

Only in the eyes of some hardcore boxing fans did Khan not win fair and square.

Whether it was solely down to the cut or not Barrera just didn't make it close enough. So you wont create the same buzz, you wont sell 20,000 tickets and you wont sell the PPV.

The rematch is never gonna happen in a million years. ;)

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I'm with Fenster, he didn't say MAB was over the hill, but that was what people had said after he beat him, so if he did again he would get even less credit. If Khan gets a world title, then Barrera has to get a win over a decent opponent to get back in the mix for a rematch.

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Only in the gutter press have they been saying that. The letters page in Boxing News and numerous well known boxing forums think otherwise.

The fight will sell. Khan fans will shell out for anything, Barrera fans know he got stiffed.

Khan picks up bauble title, Barrera/King press for rematch, Barrera gets his title at 4th weight:cool:

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Boxing News readers and boxing forum members are a small minority. How many fans are truly crying out to see the fight again? Not many. And they're not even the guys you need to sell it to again.

The novelty of seeing Barrera live in this country, in a big/intriguing fight, has gone ;)

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Originally Posted by Fenster

To be fair, what he said is true.

Only in the eyes of some hardcore boxing fans did Khan not win fair and square.

Whether it was solely down to the cut or not Barrera just didn't make it close enough. So you wont create the same buzz, you wont sell 20,000 tickets and you wont sell the PPV.

The rematch is never gonna happen in a million years. ;)

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I'm with Fenster, he didn't say MAB was over the hill, but that was what people had said after he beat him, so if he did again he would get even less credit. If Khan gets a world title, then Barrera has to get a win over a decent opponent to get back in the mix for a rematch.

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Only in the gutter press have they been saying that. The letters page in Boxing News and numerous well known boxing forums think otherwise.

The fight will sell. Khan fans will shell out for anything, Barrera fans know he got stiffed.

Khan picks up bauble title, Barrera/King press for rematch, Barrera gets his title at 4th weight:cool:

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I can see that happening. Barrera needs to come back with a decent win as JazMerkin says, and preferably against a name or someone decent in the top 10. It will hammer home the point that he can still fight at this level and put him in line for a title shot easily enough with a little influence. Barrera is still a big name.

Barrera might even get in line for a title shot before Khan considering the trajectory Khan's career has been following prior to the Barrera "win". All of Khan's accolades have come off of this single non event, it's a fair possibility that Khan gets sparked again before Barrera has any sniff of getting near him.

I can see Barrera winning a belt at 135, but Khan might not have any play in that as I think one good win and Barrera has his shot. Khan might still be fighting more gimmees knowing how Warren works. I still want to see it though as I think Barrera deserves the chance to close Khan's mouth once and for all. :cool: